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FRANKFORT - For many, Thanksgiving means a home-cooked feast with family and friends. In light of this holiday tradition, the Kentucky Department for Public Health (DPH) reminds Kentuckians that food safety should also be a part of the celebration.

Many holiday dinners incorporate meat and poultry, a possible source of foodborne disease unless handled and prepared properly. This holiday season, DPH urges consumers to take precautions in preparing food items and to pay close attention to good hygiene practices.

MOUNT WASHINGTON - A threatening message found at Bullitt East High School Tuesday evening appears to be a hoax but Principal Deborah Atherton said Wednesday morning the school is treating it very seriously.

According to an e-mail message sent to parents, Atherton received a phone call at approximately 7 p.m. Tuesday evening from an individual who claimed a threatening message had been found on school property.

Atherton said Wednesday that police had requested she not elaborate on the nature of the message, but did say that it was "juvenile in nature."

SHEPHERDSVILLE -- While it carries no legal weight, the registered voters of Shepherdsville will have an opportunity to tell city leaders what they think about the sale of alcohol on Sundays.

An advisory ballot will be conducted on Thursday, Dec. 3, and on Friday, Dec. 4, at city hall.

According to a resolution unanimously approved by the council on Monday to conduct the sample ballot, the polling place would be open from 11 a.m. until 7 p.m. on Thursday and from 6 a.m. until 2 p.m. on Friday.

SHEPHERDSVILLE - Police officers who raided a business in northern Bullitt County took the witness stand Tuesday in the first night of testimony in an appeal filed by Shepherdsville officer Brent Dawson.

Dawson was suspended without pay for 30 days for being at a gambling operation that was raided on Aug. 11.

He appealed the disciplinary action to the Shepherdsville Civil Service commission, which started the process Tuesday evening.

SHEPHERDSVILLE - The Bullitt County Health Department is planning H1N1 influenza vaccination clinics targeting the county’s school children -- but the first clinic won't offer nearly enough vaccine to cover the entire student population of about 13,000.

BCHD Public Health Director Swannie Jett announced Friday that the department currently has 2,000 intranasal novel H1N1 vaccinations stockpiled for the first clinic scheduled for Tuesday, Nov. 17, 5 p.m. until 8 p.m. at Bullitt Central High School.